Description
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Evergreen foliage on this shrub, In spring down facing, pink urn-shaped flowers bloom. Then in late summer bright red berries appear and persist into winter. Spreads to form colony.
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Lingonberry, Mountain cranberry, Cowberry, Foxberry Z 2-7
Evergreen foliage on this shrub, In spring down facing, pink urn-shaped flowers bloom. Then in late summer bright red berries appear and persist into winter. Spreads to form colony.
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Penstemon hirsutus Downy penstemon Z. 3-9
Lavender-Pink outside and white inside funnels in June
Lavender-Pink outside and white inside funnels in June
Size: 20-30” x 12-24”
Care: sun in well-drained soil
Native: northeast North America
Wildlife Value: attracts Baltimore butterflyPenstemon is named for its five stamens, penta meaning “five” and stemon meaning “stamen” in Greek. Penstemons are “handsome and deserving,” Bailey. P. hirsutus sent from America to England in 1758.
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Centranthus ruber Jupiter’s beard, red valerian Z 5-8
Cluster of crimson, star-shaped florets atop 2’ stems bloom their heads of ALL summer.
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Cluster of crimson, star-shaped florets atop 2’ stems bloom their heads of ALL summer.
Size: 24-36”x 36”
Care: Sun in well-drained alkaline soil
Native: Mediterranean
Wildlife Value: attracts butterfliesCentranthus is from the Greek meaning “spurred flower.” According to Culpepper, an English herbalist from the early 1600’s, this plant comforts the heart and stirs up lust. Parkinson, in 1629 describes it “of a fine red colour, very pleasant to behold.”
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Ajania pacifica syn. Chrysanthemum pacifica Silver and Gold Z 5-9
Mounds of decorative, silver-edged foliage all summer with sunshine yellow button flowers in October to November
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Ajania pacifica syn. Chrysanthemum pacifica Silver and Gold Z 5-9
Mounds of decorative, silver-edged foliage all summer with sunshine yellow button flowers in October to NovemberSize: 12-24” x 12-36”can pinch back in June to make compact
Care: sun in well-drained to moist well-drained soil
Native: coasts of Japan1st described by Japanese botanist Takenoshin Nakai in Botanical Magazine 42: 462. 1928.
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Epimedium grandiflorum Barrenwort, Bishop’s hat Z 5-8
White-lavender flowers in May atop wiry stems look like fantastical birds with too many wings, or a four-cornered bishop’s hat.
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White-lavender flowers in May atop wiry stems look like fantastical birds with too many wings, or a four-cornered bishop’s hat. Ornamental heart-shaped leaves and red stems.
Size: 6-12” x 18” slow spreader
Care: shade to part shade in well-drained to moist well-drained soil. Once roots established, valuable in dry shade
Native: China, Japan & KoreaIts Chinese name is “Yin Yang Ho” meaning “Licentious goat herb, “ because allegedly an aphrodisiac for goats! In China & Japan thought to remedy impotence, liver ailments & all age related maladies. In Western gardens since 1834.
